Rothschild — (variant: Rothchild) is a German surname. It is a habitational name from a house distinguished with a red sign (Middle High German rot (or roth)= red + schild = sign , shield ), the earliest recorded example dating from the 13th century. The… … Wikipedia
ROTHSCHILD — ROTHSCHILD, family of financiers and philanthropists, patrons of the arts and sciences who greatly contributed to Jewish causes, particularly to the settlement of Ereẓ Israel and the State of Israel. (See charts: rothschild family ).Over the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Rothschild — Rothschild, international tätiges Bankhaus, gegründet 1766 von Meyer Amschel Rothschild (* 1744, ✝ 1812) in Frankfurt am Main. Das Stammhaus (erloschen 1901) übernahm sein ältester Sohn Amschel Meyer Rothschild (* 1773, ✝ 1855); die anderen… … Universal-Lexikon
Rothschild — Rothschild, Salomon Mayer Freiherr von, geb. 9. September 1774 zu Frankfurt a. M., gest. 27. Juli 1855, seit 1826 Chef des Wiener Wechselhauses S. M. Rothschild. R. hatte den von Professor Riepl (s.d.) entworfenen Plan der Erbauung einer… … Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens
Rothschild — Rothschild, WI U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 4970 Housing Units (2000): 1988 Land area (2000): 6.513328 sq. miles (16.869442 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.357389 sq. miles (0.925632 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.870717 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Rothschild, WI — U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 4970 Housing Units (2000): 1988 Land area (2000): 6.513328 sq. miles (16.869442 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.357389 sq. miles (0.925632 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.870717 sq. miles (17.795074 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Rothschild — rich person, 1833, in reference to the international banking family descended from Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744 1812) of Frankfurt … Etymology dictionary
Rothschild — Rothschild1 [rôth′chīld΄, rôths′chīld΄, räth′chīld, räths′child; ] Ger [ rōt′shilt΄] n. name of a family of European bankers Rothschild2 [rôth′chīld΄, rôths′chīld΄, räth′child, räths′child; ] Ger [ rōt′shilt΄] 1. Meyer Anselm [mī′ər än′zelm] 1743 … English World dictionary
Rothschild [1] — Rothschild, Stadt, so v.w. Roeskilde … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Rothschild [2] — Rothschild, das größte u. reichste aller Handelshäuser, gestiftet von 1) Mayer Anselm (Amschel), geb. 1743 in Frankfurt a. M.; er verlor schon im 11. Jahre seine Eltern, welche gewöhnliche Handelsjuden waren. Anfangs zum Rabbiner bestimmt,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon